EU ETS - Free allocation of allowances in 2013

(European Commission) - Free allowances to industrial installations participating in the EU ETS are distributed by Member States by the end of February each year. 2013 marks the first year that this process is governed by harmonised benchmark-based rules. The ETS Directive mandates the European Commission to scrutinise and ensure the correct application of these rules by each Member State. To this end, Member States have drawn up national implementation measures (NIMs) which set out the amount of free allocation for each eligible installation operating on their territory for every year between 2013 and 2020. Article 10(a)(5) of the ETS Directive contains a rule for the maximum amount of allowances that may be handed out for free each year ...Zum vollständigen Artikel